Karol Zalewski

Birth dateAug 7, 1993

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Karol Zalewski is a Poland sprinter, born on August 7, 1993. He competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.

His personal bests include 10.24 in the 100m, 20.26 in the 200m, 45.11 in the 400m, 38.51 in the 4x100m and 2:58.46 in the 4x400m. He has earned 27 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Poland.

Key facts

200 Metres Short Track

20.64

400 m

45.11

#504 all-time

2026 season best

15.89

Aug 30, 2026

2026 season best

Last competition

Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego

Aug 30, 2026 · 15.89

Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 gold

Record

Area record · 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track 3:01.77

Area record

Age

33 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 200 Metres Short Track 20.64, 400 m 45.11 (#504 all-time), 2026 season best 15.89 (Aug 30, 2026) · Last competition: Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego, Aug 30, 2026, 15.89 · Olympic Games: 1 gold · Area record (4x400 Metres Relay Short Track) · 33 years old

Personal bests

10.24*

20.26

45.11

38.51

2:58.46

3:01.77

6.75

46.20

20.64

31.93

32.60

1:22.38

15.26

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	1	-	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	150m	15.89	+2.3	Aug 30, 2026	↓	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego
2025	200m	21.01	+0.7	Jun 14, 2025	↑	Józef Żylewicz Memorial
2025	400m	45.66	-	Aug 8, 2025	↑	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
2024	200m	20.74	+1.4	Jun 23, 2024	↑	Czesław Cybulski Memorial, Golęcin Stadion, Poznan
2024	300m	32.69	-	Sep 1, 2024	↑	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
2024	400m	45.59	-	Jul 20, 2024	↑	Warszawskie zawody lekkoatletyczne, Stadion Zygmunta Szelesta, Warszawa
2024	4x400m	3:01.21	-	Aug 9, 2024	↑	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2024	4x400Metre	3:11.43	-	Aug 2, 2024	↓	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2023	150m	15.54	+0.4	Sep 3, 2023	↓	Zbigniew Ludwichowski Memorial, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
2023	200m	21.28	-2.3	May 13, 2023	↑	Otwarte Mistrzostwa Warszawy U18 i U20
2023	300m	33.00	-	Sep 3, 2023	↑	Zbigniew Ludwichowski Memorial, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
2023	300m-short-track	33.31	-	Feb 11, 2023	↑	Zawody kontrolne PZLA
2023	400m	45.81	-	Jun 4, 2023	↑	69° ORLEN Janusz Kusociński Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2023	400m-short-track	47.04	-	Feb 19, 2023	↓	Polish Indoor Championships
2023	4x400m	3:02.36	-	Jul 29, 2023	↑	Polish Championships
2023	4x400Metre	3:14.63	-	Aug 19, 2023	↓	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
2022	300m	32.61	-	Sep 4, 2022	↑	Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn (POL)
2022	400m	45.38	-	Jun 5, 2022	↑	68° ORLEN Janusz Kusociński Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2022	4x400m	3:02.51	-	Jul 23, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2022	4x400Metre	3:12.31	-	Jul 15, 2022	↓	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	100m	10.65	+0.2	May 22, 2021	↑	Stadion AWFiS, Gdansk (POL)
2021	200m	21.19	-1.0	May 30, 2021	↑	European Athletics Team Championships Super League, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2021	200m-short-track	21.39	-	Feb 12, 2021	↑	Arena Toruń, Toruń (POL) (i)
2021	300m-short-track	33.31	-	Feb 12, 2021	↑	Arena Toruń, Toruń (POL) (i)
2021	300m	33.31	-	Feb 12, 2021	↑	Arena Toruń, Toruń (POL) (i)
2021	400m	45.14	-	Jun 20, 2021	↑	67° ORLEN Janusz Kusocinski Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2021	400m-short-track	46.52	-	Feb 21, 2021	↓	Polish Indoor Championships, Arena, Toruń (i)
2021	4x400m	2:58.46	-	Aug 7, 2021	↑	The XXXII Olympic Games
2021	4x400Metre	3:09.87	-	Jul 31, 2021	↓	The XXXII Olympic Games
2020	200m	21.15	+0.9	Jun 27, 2020	↑	Stadion OSiR, Wloclawek (POL)
2020	300m	32.87	-	Jun 20, 2020	↑	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL)
2020	400m	45.47	-	Aug 25, 2020	↑	Janusz Kusociński Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2019	200m	20.99	-0.7	Jun 2, 2019	↑	Gliwice (POL)
2019	4x100m	40.33	-	Aug 24, 2019	↑	Polish Championships, Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, Radom
2019	400m	45.46	-	Jun 16, 2019	↑	ORLEN Memoriał Janusza Kusocińskiego, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2019	400m-short-track	46.67	-	Feb 6, 2019	↓	ORLEN Copernicus Cup
2019	4x200Metre	1:26.11	-	Feb 16, 2019	↓	Polish Indoor Championships, Toruń (i)
2019	4x400m	3:04.90	-	May 11, 2019	↑	IAAF World Relays, International Stadium, Yokohama
2019	4x400Metre	3:15.46	-	May 11, 2019	↓	IAAF World Relays, International Stadium, Yokohama
2018	100m	10.40	+1.2	Jul 20, 2018	↑	Polish Championships, Lublin
2018	200m	20.55	+2.0	Jun 10, 2018	↑	Jessheim (NOR)
2018	200m-short-track	20.64	-	Feb 18, 2018	↑	Polish Indoor Championships, Toruń (i)
2018	300m-short-track	32.60	-	Jan 25, 2018	↑	Czech Indoor Gala
2018	300m	32.60	-	Jan 25, 2018	↑	Czech Indoor Gala
2018	400m	45.11	-	Aug 8, 2018	↑	European Athletics Championships
2018	400m-short-track	46.20	-	Feb 17, 2018	↓	Polish Indoor Championships, Toruń (i)
2018	4x400Metre	3:01.77	-	Mar 4, 2018	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Arena Birmingham, Birmingham (i)
2018	4x400m	3:02.27	-	Aug 11, 2018	↑	European Athletics Championships
2017	60m	6.85	-	Feb 4, 2017	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2017	100m	10.27	+1.0	Jul 21, 2017	↑	Białystok (POL)
2017	200m	20.69	+0.7	Jul 23, 2017	↑	Białystok (POL)
2017	4x100m	39.21	-	Jun 24, 2017	↑	European Team Championships, Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
2017	4x400m	3:14.24	-	Sep 3, 2017	↑	Jelenia Góra (POL)
2016	60m	6.75	-	Feb 14, 2016	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2016	100m	10.27	-0.3	Jul 28, 2016	↑	Sopot (POL)
2016	150m	15.92	-3.4	May 1, 2016	↓	Sosnowiec (POL)
2016	200m	20.26	-0.3	Jul 28, 2016	↑	Sopot (POL)
2016	200m-short-track	20.83	-	Mar 6, 2016	↑	Toruń (POL) (i)
2016	300m	32.99	-	Feb 2, 2016	↑	Jyväskylä (FIN) (i)
2016	300m-short-track	32.99	-	Feb 2, 2016	↑	Jyväskylä (FIN) (i)
2016	4x100m	38.69	-	Jul 10, 2016	↑	European Athletics Championships, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
2016	400m	45.84	-	Jul 30, 2016	↑	Jelenia Góra (POL)
2016	400m-short-track	47.10	-	Feb 12, 2016	↓	Toruń (POL) (i)
2015	60m	6.85	-	Feb 1, 2015	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2015	100m	10.34	+2.4	Aug 9, 2015	↑	Wieslaw Maniak Municipal Athletic Stadium, Szczecin (POL)
2015	200m	20.45	+0.9	Jun 6, 2015	↑	Gdansk (POL)
2015	200m-short-track	20.66	-	Feb 22, 2015	↑	Toruń (POL) (i)
2015	300m	32.25	-	May 26, 2015	↑	Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE)
2015	300m-short-track	32.93	-	Feb 7, 2015	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2015	4x100m	38.84	-	Aug 9, 2015	↑	Wieslaw Maniak Municipal Athletic Stadium, Szczecin (POL)
2015	400m	46.25	-	Feb 22, 2015	↑	Toruń (POL) (i)
2015	400m-short-track	46.25	-	Feb 22, 2015	↓	Toruń (POL) (i)
2015	4x200Metre	1:22.38	-	May 3, 2015	↓	IAAF World Relays
2015	4x400Metre	3:02.97	-	Mar 8, 2015	↓	European Indoor Championships, O2 Arena, Praha (i)
2015	4x400m	3:05.13	-	May 2, 2015	↑	IAAF World Relays
2014	60m	6.87	-	Jan 19, 2014	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2014	100m	10.29	+1.2	Jul 29, 2014	↑	Szczecin (POL)
2014	150m	15.26	+0.7	Jun 11, 2014	↓	Łomża (POL)
2014	200m	20.42	+0.3	Jun 9, 2014	↑	Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE)
2014	200m-short-track	20.93	-	Feb 23, 2014	↑	Sopot (POL) (i)
2014	300m	31.93	-	Sep 7, 2014	↑	Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA)
2014	300m-short-track	32.82	-	Feb 9, 2014	↑	Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (BEL) (i)
2014	4x100m	38.60	-	May 25, 2014	↑	IAAF World Relays
2014	400m	46.05	-	Aug 6, 2014	↑	Copenhagen (DEN)
2013	60m	6.91	+0.4	Sep 5, 2013	↑	Toruń (POL)
2013	100m	10.24	+2.4	Jul 19, 2013	↑	Toruń (POL)
2013	200m	20.41	-0.3	Jul 13, 2013	↑	Tampere European U23 Championships, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
2013	200m-short-track	21.19	-	Feb 9, 2013	↑	Ludwigshafen (GER) (i)
2013	4x100m	38.51	-	Aug 18, 2013	↑	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
2012	60m	6.88	-	Jan 27, 2012	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2012	100m	10.51	+0.7	Jun 22, 2012	↑	Białystok (POL)
2012	200m	20.54	-0.4	Jul 13, 2012	↑	IAAF World Junior Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
2012	200m-short-track	21.43	-	Jan 27, 2012	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2012	300m	34.86	-	Jan 15, 2012	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2012	300m-short-track	34.86	-	Jan 15, 2012	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2012	4x100m	39.31	-	Jul 13, 2012	↑	IAAF World Junior Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
2012	4x400m	3:05.05	-	Jul 15, 2012	↑	IAAF World Junior Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
2011	60m	7.02	-	Jan 15, 2011	↑	Warszawa (POL) (i)
2011	100m	10.72	+0.4	Jun 24, 2011	↑	Toruń (POL)
2011	200m	20.92	+3.0	Jun 26, 2011	↑	Toruń (POL)
2011	200m-short-track	21.55	-	Jan 29, 2011	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2011	4x100m	40.40	-	Jun 18, 2011	↑	Warszawa (POL)
2010	100m	10.79	+1.6	Jun 16, 2010	↑	Plock (POL)
2010	200m	21.81	+0.9	Jul 25, 2010	↑	Zielona Góra (POL)
2010	200m-short-track	22.45	-	Jan 24, 2010	↑	Spala (POL) (i)
2010	300m	35.85	-	Sep 4, 2010	↑	Olsztyn (POL)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
150m	15.89	+2.3	Aug 30	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	46.87	-	Aug 23	Polish Championships
400m	46.27	-	Aug 22	Polish Championships
400m	45.66	-	Aug 8	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
200m	21.52	-3.6	Jul 5	Czesław Cybulski Memorial, Golęcin Stadion, Poznan
400m	46.82	-	Jun 15	Janusz Sidlo Memorial - Grand Prix of Sopot, Forest Stadium, Sopot
200m	21.01	+0.7	Jun 14	Józef Żylewicz Memorial
400m	46.86	-	May 30	7th Irena Szewińska Memorial, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz
400m	46.59	-	May 23	71. ORLEN Janusz Kusocinski Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
300m	32.69	-	Sep 1	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
4x400m	3:01.21	-	Aug 9	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
4x400Metre	3:12.39	-	Aug 3	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
4x400Metre	3:11.43	-	Aug 2	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400m	45.59	-	Jul 20	Warszawskie zawody lekkoatletyczne, Stadion Zygmunta Szelesta, Warszawa
400m	45.66	-	Jun 28	Polish Championships, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz
400m	46.02	-	Jun 27	Polish Championships, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz
400m	45.66	-	Jun 27	Polish Championships, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz
200m	20.74	+1.4	Jun 23	Czesław Cybulski Memorial, Golęcin Stadion, Poznan
400m	45.80	-	Jun 8	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
4x400Metre	3:15.32	-	Jun 7	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
400m	47.03	-	May 26	Meeting International de Forbach, Stade Omnisports Schlossberg, Forbach
400m	46.35	-	May 18	70. ORLEN Janusz Kusocinski Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
300m	33.00	-	Sep 3	Zbigniew Ludwichowski Memorial, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
150m	15.54	+0.4	Sep 3	Zbigniew Ludwichowski Memorial, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
400m	46.53	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400m	46.53	-	Aug 20	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
4x400Metre	3:14.63	-	Aug 19	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
4x400Metre	3:15.49	-	Aug 19	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
4x400m	3:02.36	-	Jul 29	Polish Championships
400m	46.91	-	Jul 28	Polish Championships
400m	46.10	-	Jul 28	Polish Championships
400m	46.91	-	Jul 27	Polish Championships
400m	45.87	-	Jul 16	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
400m	45.95	-	Jun 25	European Athletics Team Championships First Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
400m	45.95	-	Jun 23	European Athletics Team Championships First Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
400m	47.10	-	Jun 13	Kladno hází a Kladenské Memoriály 2023, Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno
4x400m	3:02.73	-	Jun 11	Meeting EAP d'Annecy
400m	45.81	-	Jun 4	69° ORLEN Janusz Kusociński Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
400m	46.00	-	May 28	Meeting International de Forbach, Stade Omnisports Schlossberg, Forbach
200m	21.28	-2.3	May 13	Otwarte Mistrzostwa Warszawy U18 i U20
400m-short-track	47.66	-	Feb 19	Polish Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	47.04	-	Feb 19	Polish Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	47.66	-	Feb 18	Polish Indoor Championships
300m-short-track	33.31	-	Feb 11	Zawody kontrolne PZLA

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
300m	32.61	-	Sep 4	Memorial Zbigniew Ludwichowski, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
400m	45.73	-	Aug 24	5. Memoriał Wiesława Maniaka, Wieslaw Maniak Municipal Athletic Stadium, Szczecin
4x400m	3:02.95	-	Aug 19	European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München
400m	45.62	-	Aug 17	European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München
400m	45.52	-	Aug 16	European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München
400m	45.52	-	Aug 15	European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München

Honours

European Athletics Championships

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

2024

European Athletics Championships

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

2024

The XXXIII Olympic Games

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

2024

World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

2023

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Polish Championships

400 Metres

2023

European Athletics Championships

400 Metres

2022

European Athletics Championships

400 Metres

2022

World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

2022

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Polish Championships

400 Metres

2022

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

400 Metres Short Track

2021

🥇

The XXXII Olympic Games

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

2021

🥉

European Athletics Team Championships Super League

4x400 Metres Relay

2021

The XXXII Olympic Games

4x400 Metres Relay

2021

🥇

Polish Championships

400 Metres

2020

🥇

Polish Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2019

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

4x200 Metres Relay Short Track

2019

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

400 Metres Short Track

2019

European Athletics Championships

4x400 Metres Relay

2018

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

200 Metres Short Track

2018

European Athletics Championships

400 Metres

2018

European Athletics Championships

4x400 Metres Relay

2018

🥇

IAAF World Indoor Championships

4x400 Metres Relay Short Track

2018

🥇

Polish Championships

400 Metres

2018

European Athletics Championships

400 Metres

2018

🥇

Polish Championships

200 Metres

2017

🥇

Polish Championships

100 Metres

2017

🥇

Polish Championships

100 Metres

2016

European Athletics Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2016

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

200 Metres Short Track

2016

🥇

Polish Championships

200 Metres

2016

European Athletics Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2016

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

400 Metres Short Track

2015

🥇

Polish Championships

200 Metres

2015

🥈

Tallinn European U23 Championships

4x400 Metres Relay

2015

🥈

European Indoor Championships

4x400 Metres Relay Short Track

2015

🥇

Tallinn European U23 Championships

200 Metres

2015

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

200 Metres Short Track

2015

🥇

Polish Championships

100 Metres

2014

Zürich European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2014

Zürich European Championships

200 Metres

2014

Zürich European Championships

200 Metres

2014

🥇

Polish Championships

200 Metres

2014

Zürich European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2014

🥇

European Team Championships

200 Metres

2014

🥇

Polish Indoor Championships

200 Metres Short Track

2014

🥈

Tampere European U23 Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2013

🥉

European Team Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2013

🥇

Tampere European U23 Championships

200 Metres

2013

🥇

Polish Championships

100 Metres

2013

🥇

Polish Championships

200 Metres

2013

🥈

IAAF World Junior Championships

4x400 Metres Relay

2012

IAAF World Junior Championships

200 Metres

2012

IAAF World Junior Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2012

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Karol Zalewski's 200 Metres Short Track personal best?

Karol Zalewski's 200 Metres Short Track personal best is 20.64, set on Feb 18, 2018 in Toruń (POL) (i).

Which events does Karol Zalewski compete in?

Karol Zalewski competes in the 200 Metres Short Track and 400 m.

How did Karol Zalewski perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 15.89, set on Aug 30, 2026. Last competition: Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego on Aug 30, 2026, 15.89.

How many medals has Karol Zalewski won?

Karol Zalewski has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Karol Zalewski

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

Honours

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